The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
Ayn Rand
Mark
Yes, that is true. So many things that were legal are not anymore. So many more felonies today. Plus they are also hoping you don’t know your rights and sign some of them away. They will lie to you to get you to sign away/waive your rights. And once you do that, they are gone forever.
Just remember, if you’re unlawfully convicted and think you may lose your guns, you may not have to.
1. There is no federal law that says felons can’t own guns. Title 18, section 921, paragraphs 3 and 4 are there to ensure felons can own guns.
2. Check your state laws. Your state may have a law that felons cannot own guns. But many states do not have a such a law. If you live in such a state, and have a felony or domestic abuse misdemeanor, you can still own firearms.
3. Never sign any piece of paper saying you will never own a gun again as part of any ‘agreement’ with law enforcement. If you do sign such a document, you have legally waived your 2nd amendment right to have a gun (which is what they are trying to get you to do, and law enforcement can lie to you to get you to waive your rights), and if you are ever caught with a gun (or possibly even ammunition) that piece of paper you signed gives them the ability to arrest you for having a gun.
Signing away your 2nd amendment right is not required, you cannot be forced to give up your 2nd Amendment right. Cite the federal law 18:921 para 3 and 4, and that your state doesn’t have a law that felons cannot own guns (if you live is such a state), and they will drop the matter because you know the law.
It’s one thing for them to attempt this on an actual violent criminal. I don’t think many people would be crying if the violent gangbanger signs away his/her rights to own a gun. It is a very different matter if you are a regular law-abiding citizen who is getting the shaft from a bogus charge, or gets wrongly prosecuted for defending yourself, or has a felony that has nothing to do with an armed violent conflict, much less a bogus domestic abuse charge.
Know your rights. Many politicians don’t realize that the new laws they pass that turn people into felons are also going to be attempted to be used to disarm citizens. Some actually do know this and are doing it on purpose, whether they tout this as a benefit of a new law or not.